This episode shares one story about the artist James McNeill Whistler and another about the singer and dancer Josephine Baker.

This is the first episode of a new feature on Narratives at Night called "242" in which two brief anecdotes are shared twice a week.  Tonight's episode is about President John Quincy Adams and the Persian ruler Xerxes.

This episode focuses upon the rise in popularity of cigarette smoking in the twentieth century and the subsequent rise in new cases of lung cancer.

This is a brief account of the fire at the famed Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston on November 28, 1942.

This episode is a narration of the opening pages from Chapter 37 of David Halberstam's The Fifties about the early career of Marilyn Monroe.

This is a brief, dark tale about one of the founders of Earth Day.

This episode shares the story of a gunman and his assault on the University of Texas in Austin on August 1, 1966.

This is an account from the Gospel of Mark of the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and of His resurrection. 

This brief history of the life of Santa Anna has an unusual component.

A Brief History of Chewing Gum